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Skateboarding on Campus and Examining UW-Madison’s 1960s ‘Gay Purge’

Skateboarding on Campus and Examining UW-Madison’s 1960s ‘Gay Purge’
Skateboarding on Campus and Examining UW-Madison’s 1960s ‘Gay Purge’

Welcome to the final episode of season four of the Student Dive. We recap stories in our final print edition of the semester, the Spring Farewell issue. First, we discuss the legal status of skateboarding on campus and the lack of accessible skate parks for students. Additionally, we discuss the “Gay Purge” at UW-Madison in the 1960s as studied by the Public History Project. Co-hosted by Hope Karnopp and Tyler Katzenberger. Edited by Julia Wiessing. 

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Hope Karnopp

Hope Karnopp is the news manager and dabbles in music reviews at The Daily Cardinal. She previously hosted the Cardinal Call for WORT-FM and edited state news.


Tyler Katzenberger

Tyler Katzenberger was formerly managing editor of The Daily Cardinal. Before that, he served as the state news editor, covering numerous protests, elections, healthcare, business and in-depth stories. He currently works for POLITICO as a technology reporter in Sacramento. Follow him on Twitter at @TylerKatzen, or on Bluesky at @tylerkatzenberger.bsky.social.


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